Hello Team‚ I have been busy researching all the various schools of Buddhism this week‚ attempting to discern how many there are‚ what the real differences between the schools‚ and compiling all the research. Theravada Mahayana Vajrayana Zen (Translation) “Doctrine of Elders” “The Great Ship” “The Great Vehicle” Tantric/Esoteric “Chan” Followers 124‚000‚000 185‚000‚000 600‚000‚000 10‚000‚000 Temporal Origin 100 BCE 100 CE 500 CE 650 CE Geographic Origin India & Sri Lanka India India China
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Women and Buddhism As a religion‚ Buddhism has a great impact on women‚ especially Asian women. Theravadan Buddhism‚ which is the early stage of Buddhism‚ depreciates women by a theory called “Five Blocks”. However‚ Buddhism started to affect women in a positive way when Buddha raised several doctrines and explained the theory in a more proper way. The “Five Blocks” theory can be summarized as women can’t achieve enlightenment because women are weak‚ jealous‚ annoying‚ desiring and having more
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Buddhism Geography: 1) Where in the world are the majority of this religion’s followers found? Buddhists originated in the northern part of Indian subcontinent. But most of the Buddhists today live in the southeast part of Asia. Buddhists make up about 6% of the world’s population‚ which are approximately 383 million people. In Canada‚ Buddhism is the twelfth largest religion in Canada and the fourth largest religion in the world. Sources: Deslippe‚ Char et al. World Religions: A Canadian
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Spread of Buddhism Although some elites in China found Buddhism to be important for the development of China between 220 CE and 570 CE‚ as time progressed through this period‚ Buddhism’s popularity seemed to decrease. Between 200 CE and 500 CE‚ scholars and the few followers of Buddhism seemed to have simply been trying to inform the people about Buddhism and they were attempting to gain popularity. Unfortunately‚ by around 819 CE‚ people seemed to have started disproving of Buddhism as China
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Amalgamation of Shinto and Buddhism Japan‚ just east of Korea and China‚ is an island rich in religion and culture. During ancient Japan‚ the indigenous people of Japan believed in the Shinto religion‚ and worshipped kami‚ or spirits that inhabited many parts of nature. However‚ in the mid-sixth century‚ Buddhism started to appear in Japan. As Buddhism started to become more popular in Japan‚ it started to intermingle with Shinto and created a relationship between the two religions. I believe
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of spreading Buddhism from its origin‚ India‚ had developed both criticism and support. The spread of Buddhism happened quite quickly in China and the Chinese responded in one of two ways. They were either interested in Buddhism because of its teachings or they thought it was a barbaric thing. To analyze the overall feelings in China‚ we must understand and explain why many people were attracted to Buddhism(group 1)‚ and we must understand why some people despised the spread of Buddhism(group 2).
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Buddhism DBQ While there were many positive reactions to the spread of Buddhism‚ such as Zong Mi‚ A Buddhist scholar‚ discussing the perfect society created Buddhism‚ there were also many negative responses (Doc. 5). Han Yu‚ for example‚ was a Confucian scholar who believed Buddhism would weaken the government (Doc. 4). As Buddhism spread‚ many scholars and government officials had positive comments. Chinese scholar‚ Zhi Dun speaks in favor of Buddhism when discussing Nirvana and the steps one
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Explain the contribution of King Asoka to Buddhism King Asoka‚ the first Buddhist Emperor of the Mauryan Empire‚ can be seen as a crucial figure to the contribution to the development and expression of Buddhism. Asoka contributed to the development of Buddhism through his expansion of his Buddhist state to neighbouring empires. Asoka‚ through missionary‚ expanded Buddhism to modern day Sri Lanka and Nepal. This expansion was made possible by Asoka’s decision that only five monks were needed to
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Throughout the Classical Period Buddhism and Christianity were very widespread religions. While Buddhism and Christianity differ‚ they are contain many similarities. Buddhism‚ is a trip of the mind and it focuses on reaching enlightenment. Whereas‚ Christianity focuses on salvation‚ and becoming one with God. From the person they worship to the way they worship‚ these two religions are very different. In addition to their differences‚ these two religions also have basic principles that are in common
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Mahayana Buddhism is on of the two most practiced sects of Buddhism; Mahayana Buddhism is more closely related to religion. In Mahayana Buddhism‚ followers view Buddha as one of their deities or god-like beings and hold many religious beliefs and practices. The other common type of Buddhism is the Primary Buddhism‚ otherwise known as Theravada Buddhism; Buddha is viewed as a wise teacher in Theravada Buddhism. Mahayana Buddhism and Theravada Buddhism‚ although based on the same principles and beliefs
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